54°32′02″N 1°19′23″W / 54.534°N 1.323°W
Preston Pipe Bridge | |
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![]() Preston Pipe Bridge over the River Tees | |
Coordinates | 54°32′1.1″N 1°19′24″W / 54.533639°N 1.32333°W |
Carries | Water supply pipes |
Crosses | River Tees |
Locale | Borough of Stockton-on-Tees, England, United Kingdom |
Official name | Preston Pipe Bridge |
Owner | Northumbrian Water |
Preceded by | Yarm Bridge |
Followed by | Jubilee Bridge |
Characteristics | |
Design | Tied arch |
Material | Concrete and steel |
Longest span | 210 feet (64 m) |
No. of spans | 1 |
Piers in water | 0 |
History | |
Constructed by | Dowsett |
Construction end | 1959 |
Location | |
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The Preston Pipe Bridge carries three water pipes across the River Tees between Ingleby Barwick and Preston-on-Tees in the borough of Stockton-on-Tees, northern England. The bridge is situated over 3.1 miles (5 km) upriver from Stockton town centre, and some 660 feet (200 m) upriver from Jubilee Bridge.
Preston Pipe Bridge is a 210 feet (64 m) span tied arch bridge with concrete abutments [1] [2] and supplies water to southern Teesside.
The bridge was built in 1959 by constructor Dowsett to carry two 33 inches (84 cm) diameter water pipes across the Tees. [1] [2] The bridge arch, weighing 200 tonnes was assembled on the Durham bank from prefabricated parts and rolled out across the river on a temporary Bailey bridge, then moved sideways onto its pre-prepared concrete abutments. [1]
A third pipe was added in 1979 and there is strictly no public access across the bridge. [2] The bridge is best accessed on foot from the Jubilee Bridge along the river bank. The additional third pipe allowed for the removal a nearby single pipe bridge. [1]
54°32′02″N 1°19′23″W / 54.534°N 1.323°W
Preston Pipe Bridge | |
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![]() Preston Pipe Bridge over the River Tees | |
Coordinates | 54°32′1.1″N 1°19′24″W / 54.533639°N 1.32333°W |
Carries | Water supply pipes |
Crosses | River Tees |
Locale | Borough of Stockton-on-Tees, England, United Kingdom |
Official name | Preston Pipe Bridge |
Owner | Northumbrian Water |
Preceded by | Yarm Bridge |
Followed by | Jubilee Bridge |
Characteristics | |
Design | Tied arch |
Material | Concrete and steel |
Longest span | 210 feet (64 m) |
No. of spans | 1 |
Piers in water | 0 |
History | |
Constructed by | Dowsett |
Construction end | 1959 |
Location | |
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The Preston Pipe Bridge carries three water pipes across the River Tees between Ingleby Barwick and Preston-on-Tees in the borough of Stockton-on-Tees, northern England. The bridge is situated over 3.1 miles (5 km) upriver from Stockton town centre, and some 660 feet (200 m) upriver from Jubilee Bridge.
Preston Pipe Bridge is a 210 feet (64 m) span tied arch bridge with concrete abutments [1] [2] and supplies water to southern Teesside.
The bridge was built in 1959 by constructor Dowsett to carry two 33 inches (84 cm) diameter water pipes across the Tees. [1] [2] The bridge arch, weighing 200 tonnes was assembled on the Durham bank from prefabricated parts and rolled out across the river on a temporary Bailey bridge, then moved sideways onto its pre-prepared concrete abutments. [1]
A third pipe was added in 1979 and there is strictly no public access across the bridge. [2] The bridge is best accessed on foot from the Jubilee Bridge along the river bank. The additional third pipe allowed for the removal a nearby single pipe bridge. [1]